U.S. auto workers are striking at all three of Detroit’s major car companies. Striking workers are out in front of a Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan.
The United Auto Workers strike will halt production of the Ford Bronco, Jeep Wrangler, Chevy Colorado and other models. Union President Shawn Fein said it’s the first time in their history that they’re striking GM, Ford and Stellantis at the same time.
Targeted strikes were launched after the old contract expired at midnight, and involve over 12-thousand workers at a Ford plant in Michigan, a GM plant in Wentzville, Missouri and a Stellantis Jeep factory in Toledo, Ohio.
Ford has laid off 600 employees at its assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan as the United Auto Workers strike continues. The automaker announced the layoffs on Friday. Meanwhile, General Motors will idle its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas, putting two-thousand people out of work. The strike at the Wentzville, Missouri Assembly plant is being blamed for the move.


